List of English Root Words - [D]

 

 

 

List of English Root Words - [D]

 

Root	Meaning	etymology	Words
dagger	dagger	daga from Old Provencal	dagger
damn (damn-)	inflict, damage, loss upon	damnum, damnare from Latin	condemn, damage, damaging, damn
dance	dance	dancier, dancer, dance, danser from French	dance, dancer, dancing
dare	dare, courage	durran from Old English	dare
dark	dark	deorc from Old English	dark, darken, darkener, darkness
dash	dash	daschen from imitative/echoic	dash
dat (dat-)	date, give	datus, dare, dere from Latin	data, date, dater, dating, datum, outdate, outdated, update, updated
dawn	dawn	dagung, dagian from Old English	dawn
day	day	dæg from Old English	birthday, daily, day, Friday, holiday, Monday, nowadays, schoolday, Sunday, today, yesterday
dead	dead, die	dauthr, deyja from Old Norse	death, die, dying
deal	deal	dælan, dæl, delen, del from Old English	dealer, undealt
dear	dear	deore from Old English	darling, dear
deb (deb-)	owe	debere, debitus, debitum from Latin	debenture, debit, debt, debtor, due, duty, endeavor, endeavour
deca (deca-, dec-)	ten	deka, dekas, dekados, dekakis, dekaplasios, dekanos from Greek	Dean, decade
decim	tenth part	decimus, decem from Latin	December, decim
decor (decor-)	ornament, fit, proper, beauty	decorus, decorare, decor, decus from Latin	decor, decorate, decoration, decorative
deem	deem	deman, dom from Old English	deem
deep	deep	deop, deope from Old English	deep, deeply, depth
demo (demo-)	people	demos from Greek	demagogue, demagogy, deme, demo, demo-, democracy, democratic, demographic, demographics, demography, demotic, endemic, epidemic, pandemic, pandemonium
dens (dens-)	thick, crowded, cloudy	densus from Latin	condense, condenser, dense, density

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dent (dent-)	tooth	dens, dentis from Latin	dent, dental, dentist, dentistry, indent
der (der-, derm-, dermat-)	skin	derein, derma, dermatos from Greek	dermatologist, dermatology
deterior (moan)	deterior	deterioratus, deteriorare, deterior, deter from Latin	deteriorate
di	day	dies from Latin	di, dial, dial-up, diary, meridian
dia		-	diabolo
dic (dic-, dict-)	say, speak, proclaim	dicere, dictare, dictus from Latin	addict, addiction, benedict, benediction, condition, conditioned, conditioning, contradict, contradiction, contradictory, dict, dictate, dictation, dictator, diction, dictionary, dictum, indict, indictment, juridical, jurisdiction, predict, predictable, prediction, predictive, unpredictable, verdict
dicat (dicat-)	proclaim, point out, declare	dicare from Latin	contraindicate, dedicate, dedicated, dedication, dedicational, index, indicate, indicator, preach
diet	diet	diaita, diaita, diaitasthai, diaitan from Greek	diet, dietary
dieu	god	deus, deitas from Latin	Deity, deus, divine
digit	finger	digitus from Latin	digit, digital, digitally, digitate, single-digit
dign	worth	dignari, dignus from Latin	dignity, disdain, indignation
dine	dine	desjunare, disjejunare from Latin	dine, diner, dining, dinner
dint	dint	dynt from Old English	dint
dipl (dipl-, diplo-)	twofold	diploos, diplous, diploun, diploma from Greek	diplo, diplococcus, diploma, diplomacy, diplomat, diplomate, diplomatic, diplomatics
direct	straight, direct, set straight	directus, dirigere from Latin	address, direct, direction, directional, directive, directly, directness, director, directory, dress, indirect, undirected
dirt	dirt	drit, drytt from Middle English	dirty
disciple	disciple	discipul from Old English	disciple, disciplinarian, disciplinary, discipline
disk	disk	diskos, dikein from Greek	desk, disc, discus, dish, disk
dive	dive	diven, dufan, dofen, dyfan from Old English	diver, diving
divid	divide	dividuus, dividere from Latin	dividend, division, individual, individuality, individually
do (do, deed)	to do, a doing, action, event	don, dæd from Old English	deed, do, doing, indeed, misdeed
doct (doct-)	teach	docere, decere, doctus from Latin	docile, doct, doctor, doctrinal, doctrine, document, documentary, documentation, indocile
dodge	dodge	dod, dodd from Scottish	dodge, dodgy

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dog	dog	docga from Old English	dog
doll	doll	Doll from Middle English	doll
dolphin	dolphin	delphinos from Greek	dolphin
dom	house	domus, domesticus from Latin	dom, dome, domestic, domesticate, domicile
domin (domin-)	master	dominus, domina from Latin	beldam, belladonna, condominium, danger, dangerous, dangerously, domain, domin, dominance, dominant, dominate, dominated, dominion, dominium, donna, endanger, endangered, male-dominated, predominant, predominantly, prima donna
don (don-)	give	donum, donare from Latin	condone, don, donate, donation, donative, donator, donor, pardon
doom	doom, a law, statute, decree	dom from Old English	doom, doomful, doomonger
door	door, gate, wicket	duru, dor, doru, dura from Old English	door
dors	back	dorsum, dorsalis from Latin	dors, dorsal, dorsum, endorse, endorsement
dot	give, gift	didonai from Greek	anecdotal, anecdote, antidote, dose
dot	dot	dott from Old English	dot, dotted
dough	dough	dag from Old English	dairy, dough
dove	dove	dufe- from Old English	dove
down	down	ofdune, dune, dun from Old English	down, downer, downstairs, downtime, downtown, downward, downwards, lockdown
dox (dox-, dog-)	opinion, tenet, think	dokein, doxa, dogma from Greek	dogma, dogmatic, orthodox, paradox, paradoxical, paradoxically
dozen	dozen	duodecim from Latin	dozen
dra (dra-, drama-, drast-)	do, act	dran, drastikos, drasis, drama, dramatos, dramatikos from Greek	dra, drama, dramatic, dramatically, drastic, monodrama
drab	drab	drap from French	drab
draw	draw	dragan from Old English	draft, drag, draught, draw, drawer, drawing
dream	dream	draumr from Old Norse	dream, dreamer
drink	drink	drincan, drinc, drencan, drenc, druncnian from Old English	drench, drink, drinkable, drinker, drown
drive (drive, drift, drove)	drive	drifan from Old English	drift, drive, driver, driving, drove

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drome (drome-, dram-)	run, running, course	dramein, dromos, dromas from Greek	airdrome, drome, syndrome, syndromic
drop (pel)	drop	dropa, dropian, droppian from Old English	drop, droplet
drought	drought	drugaþ, drugoþ, drugoth, drugath, dryge from Old English	drought
drug	drug	droge, drogue from French	drugstore
drum	drum	tromme from Middle Dutch	drummer
dry	dry	dryge, drygan from Old English	dry, drying
du	two	duplus, duo, duplare from Latin	double, dual, duel, duo, duplicate
dub	doubtful	dubius, dubitare from Latin	doubt, doubtful, dubious
duc (duc-, duct-)	lead, draw	ducere, ductus, dux, ducis from Latin	conduce, conduct, conductor, deduction, dock, duce, duct, duke, educate, educated, education, educational, educator, educe, induce, introduce, introduction, produce, producer, product, production, productive, productivity, reduce, reduction, reproduce, reproduction, reproductive, seduce, seductive, seductiveness
dull	dull, foolish	dol from Old English	dull
dump	dump, to thump	dumpa from Old Norse	dump, dumping
dure (dure-)	hard	durus, durare from Latin	durability, durable, durance, duration, dure, during, endurance, endure
dust	dust	dust from Old English	dust
dwarf	dwarf	dweorh, dweorg, duerg from Old English	dwarf
dwell	dwell	dwellan from Old English	dwell, dwelling
dyna (dyna-)	power	dunamis, dynamis, dynasthai from Greek	aerodynamic, aerodynamics, autodyne, dyna, dynamic, dynamics, dynamite, dynamo, dynast, dynastic, dynasty, dyne

 

 

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